Collapsible display



April 8 1924.

. B. l. SUMMERS COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY Filed Jan. 5, 1923 62601507727126715 Z Mg, m.

his Aforn ey Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,489,353 PATENT, OFFICE.

BELA I. SOMIVIERS, OF TUCKAHOE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SNYDER & BLACK,INCOR- POB-AIED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY.

Application filed January 5,1923. Serial No. 610,816.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, BELA I. SOMMERS, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Tuckahoe, in the county of Westchester and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in C01- lapsibleDisplays, of whichthe following is a specification.

' This invention relates to collapsible displays and has for its objectto provide a display of the character described, of simple constructionand requiring a minimum of material.

With these objects in view and others which will appear later herein, myimproved device comprises features illustrated in their preferredembodiment in the draw ing accompanying this specification, where m:-

Figure 1 is a perspective front view of my device erected in displayposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the back of the device. Fig.3 is a plan back view "of the blank laid out fiat. The figures of the,drawing are to substantially one scale. Preferably my improved displayis fonned of one integral piece of sheet material, such as cardboard,cut to a suitable profile and provided with creases or scored lines,along which the several members are articulated in setting up thedevice.

The device may be arranged to simulate two cartons, boxes or the like,or two stacks thereof, angularly disposed to each other and, forpurposes of illustration, I have chosen piles of boxes of cigars ofwellknown rectangular contour. The blank from which said display isformed, Fig. 3, may be of general rectangular form, from the uppermid-portion of which a portion is cut away, thereby providing flaps orbrace members adapted for meeting and interlocking when the device iserected in display position. Said blank is divided by score lines as 10into opposite front members 2, 3, opposite inner end members 4, 5,inreaching from said front members and connected to each other alongmid-score line 10 and opposite top members 6, 7, upreaching from saidfront members, respectively, all. preferably of rectangular contour.1nreaching from said top members 6, 7, are opposite brace members 11,12, each preferably having a width less than the height of either of thefront members 2, 3 and having a height equal to the height of one of.the top members 6, 7. Said brace members are separated from theircontiguous end members {1, 5 by cuts 1O", 10", respectively. Projectmgupwardly from the top edges of said brace members are .means adapted forin-' terlocking when the device is folded. Said means may comprise hookmembers 13, 14. It will be understood that the height of member 6 isequal to the width of member 4 so that when the device is folded forerection the adjoining edges of those members are coextensive.

In some cases it is desirable to provide additional members 15, 16extending up wardly from ,members 6, 7 and of equal length and widththerewith, respectively, representing cover members of an open box, whenthe device is in display condition. For supporting said cover memberswhen erected, interlocking means are provided pro- 'ecting from theinner, edges of said memers 15,16, and said means may comprise hookmembers 17 18, respectively, similar to hook members 13, 14. I I

The device is erected as follows: Assuming fronts 2, 3 to be heldvertically, tops 6, 7 are bent backwardly at right angles thereto, tohorizontal positions, respectively, Fig. 1, and brace members 11, 12 arefolded down at right angles to top members 6, 7, respectively. Then endmembers 4, 5 are folded forwardly along line 10 into about right anglerelation, and front members 2, 3 are folded backwardly to bring bracemembers 11, 12behind and against end members 1, This brings hook members13, 1 1 into contact, when they may be hooked together as shown in Fig.2. While the interlocking of brace members 11, 12 behind and against endmembers 4, 5 is usually sufficient to maintain top membersG, 7 inposition normal to the vertical walls of the device, it will be notedthat edges 10", 10 of brace members 11, 12 abut against the inside ofmembers 2, 3, respectively, thereby providing further means formaintaining the top members in position.

If the device is provided with cover members 15, 16, said members arefolded upwardly at right angles to top members 6, 7, respectively, andhook members 17, 18 are bent backwardly at right angles to theirrespective cover members and interlocked as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be observed that my improved device, while presenting in frontview an ap pearance of two complete boxes or stacks of boxes, entirelydispenses with outer end members and bottom and back members, while theonly place where two thicknesses of material are employed is in theoverlapping of the relatively small area of the brace members on the endmembers, respectively.

I claim: 7

1. A collapsible display representing two boxes or stacks of boxesangularly adjoining, including in combination two front members, two endmembers articulated to the ends of said front members respectively andarticulated to each other, two top members articulated to 'theftop edgesof said front members respectively and having one end of each coincidentwith the top edges of said end members, respectively, brace membersarticulated to the adjacent ends of said top members and foldedtherebelow respectively and behind said end members respectively, saidbrace .members being provided with means for mutually interlockingbehind the line of articulation of said end members.

2. A collapsiblev display representing two boxes or stacks of boxesangularly adjoining, including in combination two front members, two endmembers articulated to the ends of said front members respectively andarticulated to each other, two top members articulated to the top edgesof said front members respectively and having one end of each coincidentwith the top edges of said end members respectively, brace membersarticulated to the adjacent ends of joining edges respectively withinterlocking means.

l. A blank adapted for erection into a collapsible display including incombination two oppositely disposed front members connected by twointervening end members articulated thereto respectively and to eachother, two top members articulated to the upper edges of said frontmembers, brace members articulated to the infacing ends of said topmembers respectively, and adapted to fold therebelow and behind said endmembers respectively, said brace members being provided at their upperedges with interlocking means respectively.

5. A blank for a collapsible display according to claim 4 characterizedby the fact that each of the top members has articulated to its upperedge a cover member and that said cover members are provided on theirinfa'cing edges with interlocking means.

In witness whereof, .I hereby aflix my signature this 4 day of January,1923.

BELA I. SUMMERS.

